bat: Meaning and Definition of

bat

1. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
2. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis.
3. a whip used by a jockey.
4. the act of using a club or racket in a game.
5. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
2. a heavy stick, club, or cudgel.
3. a blow, as with a bat.
4. any fragment of brick or hardened clay.
5. a brick cut transversely so as to leave one end whole.
6. speed; rate of motion or progress, esp. the pace of the stroke or step of a race.
7. a spree; binge: to go on a bat.
1. a sheet of gelatin or glue used in bat printing.
2. a slab of moist clay.
3. a ledge or shelf in a kiln.
4. a slab of plaster for holding a piece being modeled or for absorbing excess water from slip.
9. batt.
10. at bat with two men in scoring position.
1. taking one's turn to bat in a game:at bat with two men in scoring position.
2. an instance at bat officially charged to a batter except when the batter is hit by a pitch, receives a base on balls, is interfered with by the catcher, or makes a sacrifice hit or sacrifice fly:two hits in three at bats.
11. to intercede for; vouch for; defend: to go to bat for a friend.
12. at once; without delay: They asked me to sing right off the bat.

1. to strike or hit with or as if with a bat or club.
2. to have a batting average of; hit: He batted .325 in spring training.

1. to strike at the ball with the bat.
2. to take one's turn as a batter.
2. to rush.
3. We batted the idea around.
1. Slang.to roam; drift.
2. Informal.to discuss or ponder; debate:We batted the idea around.
3. Baseball.to have every player in the lineup take a turn at bat during a single inning.
4. to cause (a run) to be scored by getting a hit: He batted in two runs with a double to left.
5. to do, write, produce, etc., hurriedly: I have to bat out a term paper before class.
6. See (def. 5).

bat

1. any of numerous flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, of worldwide distribution in tropical and temperate regions, having modified forelimbs that serve as wings and are covered with a membranous skin extending to the hind limbs.
2. nearly or completely blind; having very poor vision: Anyone can tell that he's blind as a bat, but he won't wear glasses.
3. to have crazy ideas; be very peculiar, erratic, or foolish: If you think you can row across the ocean in that boat, you have bats in your belfry.

bat

1. to blink; wink; flutter.
2. to show no emotion or surprise; maintain a calm exterior: The murderer didn't bat an eye when the jury announced its verdict of guilty.

bat.

1. battalion.
2. battery.